Indicators Explained

Average Directional Index

Measures trend strength regardless of direction

Average True Range

Measures market volatility by decomposing price range

Bollinger Bands

Price envelope showing volatility around a moving average

Commodity Channel Index

Measures deviation of price from statistical mean

Moving Average Convergence Divergence

Shows relationship between two moving averages of price

On-Balance Volume

Cumulative volume indicator based on price direction

Relative Strength Index

Measures speed and magnitude of price changes on a 0-100 scale

Simple Moving Average

Average of closing prices over a specified period

Stochastic Oscillator

Compares closing price to price range over a period

Volume Weighted Average Price

Average price weighted by volume, popular with institutions